Pyrgophorus coronatus

Pyrgophorus coronatus is a species of very small aquatic snail, an operculate gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.[1]

Pyrgophorus coronatus
A group of Pyrgophorus coronatus in the cap of a vial
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P. coronatus
Binomial name
Pyrgophorus coronatus
(Pfeiffer, 1840)

Distribution and habitat

In Nicaragua, it is found in abundance in the volcanic crater lakes Xiloa and Apoyo [2]

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